Monday, August 4, 2025

After blacks in Cincinnati beat white adults, why was there no nationwide racial outrage?

 Victor Davis Hanson

"City leaders, the chief of police and the media variously blamed the mass black-on-white violence on 1) social media, 2) the original dispute, 3) alcohol, 4) the lack of civilian intervention to stop the violence and 5) a festival atmosphere — anything except endemic racial hatred shown toward whites from the crowd of black youths"

The woman, identified as “Holly,” was sucker-punched by a man in the disturbing attack that elicited “ooos” from a crowd of onlookers, some of whom filmed on their phones instead of coming to her aid.

"Recently, a large group of black youths began pummeling white adults in downtown Cincinnati.

"The original altercation apparently broke out between a black and white male in he-said/he-said fashion. But that dispute soon turned into a virtual free-for-all.

"Numerous male and female black youths sucker-punched a middle-aged woman. Others continued to kick or body-slam the victims.

"There were many disturbing aspects to the beatdowns.

One, the violence broke out along racial and age fault lines. After the initial dispute, groups of black youths swarmed solitary older white bystanders to pound them.

Two, the surrounding assembled group of black youths not only failed to intervene to restrain the bullies, they recorded the beatings for social media and were heard cheering on the one-sided violence.

"Three, there was neither a police presence nor any timely good Samaritan interventions.

"Four, oddly few of the usual black spokespeople who habitually comment on interracial violence were to be seen.

"During the fake Jussie Smollett attack, self-appointed leaders from Al Sharpton to Kamala Harris immediately issued warnings about so-called systemic white racism that had reared its ugly head to victimize Smollett.

"Yet when it was revealed that Smollett had concocted the entire charade — and even hired his own assaulters — there were few if any retractions from those once so eager to shout “Racist!”

"Such demagoguery is a well-known pattern dating back to the days of the Tawana Brawley rape hoax, the Duke Lacrosse charade, the Covington kids ruse, the Michael Ford “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” fabrication or the NASCAR noose fable." . . .

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